23 March, 2009

France supports Obama’s efforts to seek “constructive” ties with Iran
Xinhua – China
RIYADH, March 22 (Xinhua) — France supports US President Barack Obama’s quest for a “constructive” relationship with Iran, French Foreign Minister Bernard …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/23/content_11058884.htm

Iran targets the US | Op-Ed Contributors | Jerusalem Post
Precedents suggest that both the US and Israel benefit from bold unilateral military action against rogue threats.
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=
JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1237727508360

The Ties That Bind China, Russia and Iran (Available in Japanese)
Japan Focus – Ithaca,NY,USA
The most significant of these changes is the formation of a new triangle comprised of China, Iran and Russia. Growing ties between Moscow and Beijing in the …
japanfocus.org/-Jephraim_P_-Gundzik/1623

Death to bloggers Iran silences another free voice
Washington Times – Washington,DC,USA
Iranian blogger Omidreza Mirsayafi died March 18 under mysterious circumstances in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison. The official word is suicide, …
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/23/
death-to-bloggers-iran-silences-another-free-voice/

Iran Has Started a Mideast Arms Race
Wall Street Journal – USA
In addition to his well-documented role in developing a nuclear device for Pakistan, he helped Iran and North Korea with their nuclear programs. …
online.wsj.com/article/SB123776572203009141.html

The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan (March 22, 2009) – Tackling Iran
By Andrew Sullivan
I think there’s no chance of forcing or persuading Iran to abandon its uranium enrichment program. The issue is can we forestall their developing and deploying nuclear weapons, and I think we can. We can’t stop a peaceful program. …
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/03/tackling-iran.html

PA source: Iran-backed group may be behind Haifa bomb attempt
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
… Hezbollah or another organization with links to Iran was behind the attempted bombing of the Lev Hamifratz shopping mall in Haifa on Saturday night. …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1073099.html

Jihad Watch: Iran dismisses Obama outreach as a “slogan”
By Raymond
Ayatollah Khamenei brushes aside Obama’s “unprecedented” overture to Iran; Iranians continue developing nukes while chanting “death to America”; and Obama? He “intends to press ahead with efforts to open a dialogue with Iran. …
www.jihadwatch.org/archives/025354.php

22 March, 2009

Iran to Obama: Happy New Year in Farsi doesn’t cut it
Examiner.com – USA
(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) The year is 1388 in the Persian calendar, and though some of us may feel like Iran is still living in the 12th century when it …
www.examiner.com/x-2086-NY-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y200
9m3d21-Iran-to-Obama-Happy-New-Year-in-Farsi-doesnt-cut-it

Michael B. Laskoff: The US and Iran – Two Nuclear Countries Living …
By Michael B. Laskoff
The US and Iran – Two Nuclear Countries Living in Mutual Respect – The Huffington Post.
www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-b-laskoff/
the-us-and-iran-two-nucle_b_177800.html

Iran sets terms for US ties – world | Stuff.co.nz
New Zealand’s source for World News on Stuff.co.nz.
www.stuff.co.nz/world/2284176/Iran-sets-terms-for-US-ties

Arab League slams Iran’s ‘provocation’
Jerusalem Post – Israel
By THE MEDIA LINE NEWS AGENCY The Arab League is warning Iran not to harm the sovereignty or independence of any Arab state. Photo: AP Arab League Deputy …
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8&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Appeals For Arrested Journalist’s Release
NPR – USA
Weekend Edition Sunday, March 22, 2009 · Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi has been held in a prison in Tehran, Iran, for some seven weeks now. …
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102218533

Iran sets terms for US ties
Reuters – USA
By Fredrik Dahl TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran has responded to US President Barack Obama’s offer of better relations by demanding policy changes from Washington, …
www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE52L0P120090322

Arab League slams Iran’s ‘provocation’ | Iran news | Jerusalem Post
Organization’s deputy says Teheran’s interference in Palestinian affairs not justified. (The Media Line)
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost
/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1237461643318

Israel Matzav: Iran’s clenched fist
By Carl in Jerusalem
Khamenei set the bar impossibly high _ demanding an overhaul of U.S. foreign policy, including giving up “unconditional support” for Israel and halting claims that Iran is seeking nuclear arms. Iran insists its nuclear program is only …
israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2009/03/irans-clenched-fist.html

Hamas chief hails Obama approach
BBC News – UK
The interview was published three days after President Obama called for a“new beginning” in relations with Iran. Iran and Syria, where Mr Meshaal is exiled …
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7958037.stm

Russia sees chance to boost US ties
Christian Science Monitor – Boston,MA,USA
Obama’s outreach to Iran lifts hopes that the US and Russia can find more common ground in their bids to get Iran to curtail its nuclear program. …
www.csmonitor.com/2009/0323/p06s01-woeu.html

t r u t h o u t | Iran Sets Terms for US Ties
Tehran – Iran has responded to U.S. President Barack Obama’s offer of better relations by demanding policy changes from Washington, but the Islamic state is not closing the door to a possible thaw in ties with its old foe. …
www.truthout.org/032209A

Sic Semper Tyrannis : Iran, Obama, AIG and Britt Hume
By turcopolier
“Fox News Sunday” (FNS) is always fun for the feeble minded. Chris Wallace, the ringmaster for this circus, went on and on and on today about his“concern” that because the Congress is taxing away the bonuses of failed but…
turcopolier.typepad.com/sic_semper_tyrannis/
2009/03/iran-obama-aig-and-britt-hume.html

Iran targets the US
Jerusalem Post – Israel
The prevention of a nuclear Iran constitutes a top US national security priority. It sheds light on a special aspect of US-Israel relationship: defiance of …
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&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Wife of founder of Iran’s Islamic republic dies after long illness
Newsday – Long Island,NY,USA
By AP TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The wife of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the father of Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution, has died at the age of 93. …
www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/
sns-ap-ml-iran-khomeinis-wife,0,7039319.story

Arab League Slams Iran
The Media Line – New York,NY,USA
The Arab League is warning Iran not to harm the sovereignty or independence of any Arab state. Arab League Deputy Secretary-General Ahmad Bin Hali accused …
www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=24619

Iran’s Khamenei rebuffs Obama tape
Seattle Times – United States
Iran’s most powerful figure dismissed President Obama’s extraordinary Persian New Year gesture, insisting Saturday that the US administration’s actions must …
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/
nationworld/2008901915_iran22.html